2011 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAG) AND FELT THAT THE PART EXPECTED AVAILABILITY DATE WAS UNREASONABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE HAS 77,000 MILES AND IS 5 1/2 YEARS OLD. NOW SHUDDERING AND STALLING AT STOPS, OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS AT MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS AND PRESENTS SAFETY HAZARD.

CAR HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ABOUT 5 1/2 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS SHUDDERING AT STOPS AND STALLING. CAR HAS STALLED 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS AT MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS AND PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. REQUIRES A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXISTING RECALL OR WARRANTIES.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND STALL. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND IT WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

WITHIN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS 3-4 TIMES. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS NOW OUT AFTER REPLACING IT LESS THAN 1YEAR AGO. I DO NOT KEEP MY LIGHTS ON AUTOMATIC AS THAT IS WHAT SUBARU TOLD ME AS TO WHY I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS. IT IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE AND COSTLY, BUT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE HEADLIGHT ON MY OWN TO CHANGE THE BULB WITHOUT PAYING FOR LABOR.

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN THE 4 YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. UNUSUAL. THE FUSE TO THE SEAT WARMERS HAS GONE OUT, REPLACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS REPLACE HEATER MODULE FOR $440.+. SOUND LIKE ELECTRICAL ISSUE TO US. ALSO LOST AUDIO ON STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CONFIRMED NEED TO REPLACE AUDIO SWITCH $300.+ AGAIN, SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SO FAR THE ONLY SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS, BUT I WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS AS OTHER POSTERS HAVE MENTIONED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE POWER STEERING BELT SNAPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ *TR

01/07/2016 SHORTLY AFTER TAKING THE FREEWAY EXIT WIFE NOTICED THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON AND POWER STEERING GOT HEAVY. ALL OTHER WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED TO FLICKER AS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT QUICKLY FILLED WITH SMOKE. SHE THEN PULLED OVER AND HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET BOTH KIDS OUT BEFORE THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF HER 2011 SUBARU LEGACY 3.6R LIMITED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

WHENEVER THE BRAKE IS PRESSED HARD TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR STALLS AND ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU BRAKE VERY SLOW BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. BUT IF YOU BRAKE SLOWLY AND THEN PRESSED THE PEDAL FULL, THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN CAUSE PANIC AND ALSO DELAY ON CARS RUNNING BEHIND THE CAR. IT APPEARS THIS IS SIMILAR PROBLEM . I ALSO FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILARLY REPORTED PROBLEMS ONLINE WITH SUBARU CARS. I STILL DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG, JUST GOT THE CAR A WEEK AGO. WORST MISTAKE I EVER MADE, THIS CAR IS FOR SON AND NO WAY IS HE SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. WHILE I WAS BRAKING (FROM ABOUT 35MPH) I RAN OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, AT THAT TIME THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FONT OF ME. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT TO PARK THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD LITTLE RESISTANCE GOING TO THE FLOOR AS I PUMPED ON THE PEDAL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALSO MENTIONED THE BRAKES ARE NON EXISTENT AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER TODAY (18NOV2015) THE CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONDITIONS WAS WET. AS I BRAKED TO A STOPLIGHT, I HIT A BUMP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I FELT THE ABS KICK IN FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THE CAR WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. I WOULD SUSPECT THEY WONT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.